Newsletter

Department of Chemistry and Physics

Dr. Ling Jun Wang was the Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Theorectical
and Applied Physics in Vienna, Austria!

Jacob Ewald Presents at the ACS 2018 National Meeting in Boston!

UTC Students Selected to Participate in the Pre-medical Elective Program!

Each year, students can apply to participate in a joint course with the UT Health
Science Chattanooga where they have the opportunity to work alongside medical faculty,
residence, and medical students. This is a grand opportunity to gain clinical experiences
and ask questions as well as to meet those practicing medicine. This year's participants
are pictured below.

32nd Annual Summer Undergraduate Research program comes to an end!

Students presented their summer research to the faculty and are now preparing to their
regional meetings.

2018 Summer Research Students in Action!

Since 7 May, our undergraduate research students have been working in their labs!
You can walk around their work areas and see them engaged in their projects!

Congratulations to our May 2018 Graduating Students!

The department had 27 students graduate during May commencement! We will truly miss
seeing you in Grote Hall! We wish you the best! A few pictures of our graduates and
faculty!

The Department's Annual Award Ceremony held in April 2018!

Join us in congratulating our students who received awards! We are proud to honor
students who excel in their studies.

Three Faculty Retire!

We will truly miss Dr. Mebane, Dr. Meyer, and Dr. Hamilton! They have been instrumental
to the success of our students and department!

Department Celebrates its Annual Awards Banquet!

Each year, we gather to socialize and present awards to our students for their academics
and service to the department! The attendance was fabulous! Congratulations to our
students!

Chemistry and Physic Spring 2018 Open House!

The department welcomed back current and new students of the department! We had over
50 attendees at the social event where we learn more about each other while enjoying
pizza and cupcakes!

Our next social event will the the Scholarships and Awards Banquet set for 21 April
2018! Hope to see you there!

UTC Jones Observatory activities in Fall 2017!

The Fall 2017 public night outreach program conducted at the UTC Jones Observatory
came to an end Sunday night. We conducted 6 public night presentations and served
approximately 163 people. This is an average of 27 guests per presentation. Mr. Jack
Pitkin with a host of volunteers manages the observatory that provides the campus
and community an opportunity to experience the wonders of space.

Student Presents at Materials Research Society 2017.

Alex Waters presents at the annual conference with Dr. Tatiana Allen. The conference
was held from 26 November to 1 December in Boston, Massachusetts.

Honoring our Retiring Faculty!

The department gathered to honor our distinguished members who have served the department
in teaching, research and service. Dr. Rob Mebane, Dr. Gail Meyer, and Dr. Harriet
Hamilton will be truly missed.

2017 Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society.

Physics research faculty and students attend the meeting in Milledgeville, Georgia.
The physics students traveled to present their research conducted during the past
year!

2017 Southeast Region Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

Chemistry research faculty and students attended the meeting held in Charlotte, North
Carolina. The students have been been working since summer in preparation for this
event!

Physics Club in Action!

The physics students are at the Creative Discovery Museum! They were giving demonstrations
and enjoying the excitement of the visitors!

Chemistry Club in Action!

The ACS student affiliates were in action in the Creative Discovery Museum! This afiliaton
has been ongoing for over 10 years!

Click on picture to enlarge!

Fall 2017 Undergraduate Research Program Posters

The department held its fall poster day in Grote Hall on 27 October. This event gave
the students an opportunity to share their experiences during the summer and display
the data they collected during their time in the laboratory. The research students
will be taking their research to present at their conferences in the next year.

Click on picture to enlarge!

Open House and Post-mole day Celebration!

We had a wonderful turnout! It gave the department an opportunity to relax while enjoying
lunch. We were able to meet and get to know the incoming majors as well as to catchup
with current majors.